Problems with pyAlienFX on Alienware M14X R3

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Start pyalienfx daemon
2. Run pyAlienFX command

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
This is the error that I get:
(daemon):
# ./pyAlienFX_daemon.py 
Initializing Driver  ...
Comnputer M14R1 found ! Loading the parameters ...
Initializing Controller ...
...listening
...connected:  ('127.0.0.1', 38256)
PING
Received Ping => Sending PONG
sent

(pyAlienFX):
# pyAlienFX 
Initializing Driver  ...
Comnputer M14R1 found ! Loading the parameters ...
Initializing Controller ...
Loading : ./Profiles/Default.cfg
SPEED =  65280
./pyAlienFX_Indicator.py:49: Warning: 
/build/buildd/glib2.0-2.38.1/./gobject/gsignal.c:2475: signal 'child-added' is 
invalid for instance '0x18510b0' of type 'GtkMenu'
  self.ind.set_menu(self.menu)
./pyAlienFX_Indicator.py:49: Warning: 
/build/buildd/glib2.0-2.38.1/./gobject/gsignal.c:2475: signal 'child-added' is 
invalid for instance '0x1851250' of type 'GtkMenu'
  self.ind.set_menu(self.menu)
Check Deamon
Sending Ping
Sent ...
Server Answer :  PONG
Check Deamon

pyAlienFX doesn't open.

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
Latest version released on 17th Nov 2012 with md5 checksum 
f5c64c6a93029b9c57a35ff2c78549223faaf842. Also with new AlienFXComputers.py 
from Issue #24 and patch from Issue #30.
I'm running Ubuntu 13.10 and I installed libusb-1.0 through apt-get (also tried 
to use one from Issue #8, but didn't make any difference when I was getting 
error usb.core.USBError: Entity not found at first. (I found out that running 
command /usr/bin/pyAlienFX doesn't run pyAlienFX.py directly later)

Please provide any additional information below (Python Error Message if
possible).
If I start pyAlienFX just by running ./pyAlienFX.py it does open GUI, but when 
I press save it disconnects from daemon and throws error similar as one in 
Issue #8.

I also wanted to mention that you have to install appindicator module on 
Ubuntu. I didn't notice that to be mentioned anywhere, but it caused some more 
errors because of it. I've installed it with "apt-get instal 
python-appindicator"

Thanks,
D

Original issue reported on code.google.com by darko.ho...@gmail.com on 5 Nov 2013 at 10:08

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I also was able to get the interface to work, but it does not change the lights
thank you again for this software, here are my results.

computer Alienware 14 (r3 2013)
os Ubuntu 14.04

installed pyAlienfx 1.0.2 deb file, using dpkg --install and selecting start 
daemon manually (No at prompt). Note that installation from the software centre 
hangs, probably at that question

Installed python-appindicators, python-usb, gksu from the ubuntu software centre

applied patch from issue 30

started daemon using its own script

started indicators using their own python script

then tried pyAlienFX command.  got ping and pong responses, but pyAlienFX 
interface would not open.

then ran using gksudo ./pyAlienFX.py.  The interface opens but the light 
colours do not change whena save is attempted.  Preview also gives no response

Happy to help where I can

Original comment by perry.or...@gmail.com on 17 May 2014 at 8:30

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I get similar results to perry.or.  I believe I have the same machine as him.  
I've found that you can use "lights off" and all lights will go off, but 
preview and save doesn't work. I'm using linux mint 16.

Original comment by likeraws...@gmail.com on 13 Jun 2014 at 12:00

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Hi I do not hold a M14X and thus cannot correct that bug ... 
I can refer you to the source code here : 
https://github.com/Xqua/pyAlienFX

If you can correct the bug please consider pushing it ! 

Thanks !

Original comment by ledjfou125 on 15 Jun 2014 at 9:21